stream
noun
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook.
was streaming
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past progressiveof stream.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The U.S. had stopped processing adoption visas from Cambodia in late 2001, but foreign funding was streaming into a growing number of orphanages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
Nielsen data showed it was the most streamed show in 2020, a time when more consumers were turning to Netflix, where “The Office” was streaming, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2025
But it was streaming that took them to the world, and into the lives of anyone with a smartphone.
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2024
Rahaf Al-Madhoun, 17, was streaming live on TikTok to talk about the living conditions in Rafah, when the first airstrike hit very close, she said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2024
Everyone was streaming out of the school, and there was no going back for her backpack or her jacket, because she did not need to add missing the bus to her list of crimes.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
